Asymmetric Hydrolysis of (±)-α-Substituted Garboxylic Acid Esters with Microorganisms
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 45 (6) , 1389-1392
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1981.10864705
Abstract
Microorganisms that hydrolyze methyl 2-phenylpropionate (1) or reduce 4-phenyl-2-butanone (3) were screened from 250 type cultures. Several Aspergilli and two bacteria hydrolyzed ester 1, and Asp. sojae IAM 2703 preferentially hydrolyzed (R)-isomer of (±)-1, whereas Bacillus subtilis var. niger IFO 3108 and Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 10143 preferentially hydrolyzed (S)-isomer. The hydrolysis of the related esters of 1 with these organisms was also examined.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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